(I picked this photo for a few reasons. One, I didn't want to put a picture of my best ever to give it away and two, it's not like any Browns are on this list so I figured they at least deserved a picture of them doing what they do best.)
He had Big Ben as a 7 seed. ARE YOU SERIOUS? So he is basically saying Ben is between the 25-28 all-time. He also had Drew Bledsoe and Boomer Esiason as 7's along with Eli. BLEDSOE AND BOOMER? They aren't even close to Eli or Ben. I assume he made Ben a 7 because he had Terry Bradshaw as a 2 so they would have to meet up in round 2.
Any who, that made me pretty upset. So I decided to make my own list of the Top 20 QB's ever...well not ever. I stuck to the Super Bowl Era because I don't know anything about Otto Graham or Sammy Baugh, Sid Luckman, or Y.A. Tittle. I mean not that I've seen guys like Johnny U or Fran Tarkenton but I feel like the really old QB's played in a much different game.
Here we go your Top 20 QB's---
20. Jim Kelly --- Buffalo Bills
Taking your team to four straight Super Bowls has to account for something. Sure the Bills lost all four of those Super Bowls but he is the only QB to take his team to four in a row. Plus being a Hall of Famer helps prove my point.
19. Bob Griese --- Miami Dolphins
Similar to Jim Kelly, Bob Griese lead the Dolphins to three straight Super Bowls from 1972-1974. He won two of those games including Super Bowl VII to cap off the Dolphins perfect 17-0 season.
18. Bart Starr --- Green Bay Packers
So I said I wasn't counting before the Super Bowl Era, however Bart Starr is in both eras. He has a total of five NFL Championships/Super Bowls. Including three straight between 1965-67. He also won the first two Super Bowl MVPs. Sure it probably helped to be on the Packers when Vince Lombardi was the coach but that's still a pretty nice resume for Bart.
17. Fran Tarkenton --- Minnesota Vikings, New York Giants
Tarkenton retired as the all-time leader in total yards in NFL history, so that's not too bad. He also made 9 Pro Bowls and took the Vikings to three Super Bowls in the 70's. In 1975 he was also the league MVP.
16. Roger Staubach ---- Dallas Cowboys
Another QB from the 1970's who won two Super Bowls. Staubach also took the Cowboys to five Super Bowls. Unfortunately he ran into the Steel Curtain twice. Staubach won the Heisman Trophy while at Navy and then served in the Navy for six years.
15. Ben Roethlisberger --- Pittsburgh Steelers
I don't even want to hear how biased I am for putting Big Ben at 15. I easily could have put him higher. I don't understand how people could disagree with this ranking either. He just turned 31 and he already has two Super Bowl titles and has won three AFC Championships. Sure it doesn't always look pretty when he's playing but that's because his o-line has been pretty turrible ever since Alan Faneca left in 2008. Plus that's why he is a perfect Steeler. He makes it work when everything seems lost. His stats are never going to be outstanding like other QB's playing right now though, so he won't get as much love. But if he was ever to add another Super Bowl Championship to his resume, he easily vaults himself into the top 10 and possibly top 5.
14. Eli Manning --- New York Giants
The only reason Eli goes ahead of Ben is for the fact that in both of his Super Bowls he was the MVP. Both games against the Patriots he was fantastic but he's similar to Ben in the way that his numbers are never great. Plus at least three games a year he is going to lay down a stinker. But he wins when it matters most.
13. Aaron Rodgers --- Green Bay Packers
Sure he only has one ring but he is also only 29 years old and has only been the starting QB in Green Bay for five seasons. In those five seasons he has won an MVP, a Super Bowl MVP, been named to three pro bowls, and he currently has the highest QB rating of all-time at 104.9. Second place is Steve Young, with a rating of 96.8. So he's been pretty good.
12. Kurt Warner --- St. Louis Rams, New York Giants, Arizona Cardinals
Kurt Warner deserves to be on this list even though he was an Iowa Barnstormer to start his career. He broke through with the Rams in 1999 when he lead the Rams to a victory in Super Bowl XXXIV. During that season he won the league MVP and the SB MVP. Later in his career he added another MVP and had two more trips to the Super Bowl, which he lost both but he has the record for most yards thrown for in a single Super Bowl, along with second and third place.
11. Drew Brees --- San Diego Chargers, New Orleans Saints
DREW BREEEEEEEEESSSSSSS.
He holds a lot of passing records and he won a Super Bowl for the Saints. The Saints were horrible forever. But he got the job done.
10. Troy Aikman --- Dallas Cowboys
It's very hard not to put a guy with three Super Bowl rings in the top 10. So here is Mr. Aikman. He lead the 90's Cowboys to three Super Bowl victories in four years (thanks mostly to the Bills and Neil O'Donnell). But he was named SB MVP once and he was also a three time all-pro.
9. Johnny Unitas --- Baltimore Colts
How could I not put Johnny U on the list? Sure most of his career was played before the Super Bowl era but he did win Super Bowl V along with two NFL Championships. He was a three time MVP and he played in 10 pro bowls. He was also drafted by the Steelers in the 9th round but they cut him for some reason. Idiots.
8. Steve Young --- Tampa Bay Bucs, San Francisco 49ers
Like I said before Young is second all-time in passer rating. He also has two MVP's and a Super Bowl MVP, when he set a record throwing 6 TD's in SB XXIX. Young was also a scrambler and he still holds the record for most rushing TD's by a QB with 43.
7. Brett Favre --- Atlanta Falcons, Green Bay Packers, New York Jets, Minnesota Vikings
I was going to list some of Brett Favre's records but the dude has an entire wikipedia page devoted to them so here it is. Brett's Records. Anyway, the most important thing would be his three straight MVP awards and his Super Bowl XXXI championship. Part of me thinks he could still play today if he wanted to but I'm glad he finally called it a career two years ago.
6. John Elway --- Denver Broncos
I really started to watch football when the Broncos were winning back to back Super Bowls, so I had to have Elway in the top 10. He was the king of comebacks. The Drive being his most famous against the Brownies in the '87 AFC Championship. He took the Broncos to five Super Bowls and won two.
5. Terry Bradshaw --- Pittsburgh Steelers
Yes it's true he had the Steel Curtain for a defense and was playing for arguably the best dynasty in the history of the NFL, but the guy still won four Super Bowls. Not having him in the top 5 would be a crime. He won two Super Bowl MVPs and one regular season MVP. He's the blond bomber. Lock it up. The original TFB.
4. Dan Marino --- Miami Dolphins
If Dan the Man had one ring he might be on the top of the list or at least in the top 3 but without it I can't put him over the next three guys. He was one of the best though. In his second NFL season he threw for 48 TD's (a record that stood for 20 years) and 5,084 yards (a record that stood for 27 years) as he took the Dolphins to the Super Bowl.
3. Peyton Manning --- Indianapolis Colts
I always said Peyton was the best QB I've ever seen play but I think I'm finally admitting that TFB is the guy. Basically because of the postseason, where Peyton's record is only 9-11. Also 8 times his team has been knocked out in their first game. Thankfully for him he did get his one ring, in which he had to defeat the Patriots to get to the Super Bowl. He is obviously one of the most talented QB's ever and could possibly hold most of the records Brett Favre does now if he keeps playing at a high level for the Broncos. Four MVP's is more than Brady but I'll take TFB's rings.
2. Thomas F. Brady --- New England Patriots
I feel like a traitor for putting Lord Brady second all-time, but how can I not. At the start of his career he was an unknown. Then thanks to friggin Mo Lewis of the Jets, who killed Drew Bledsoe he got his chance to start. And thanks to a stupid tuck rule he got to win his first Super Bowl in 2001. Yes, I'm still bitter because they beat the Steelers in the AFC Championship that year. Get off my back about it.
Anyways, I will say this, it's hard not to call someone the best QB of all-time when they have three Super Bowl titles, two SB MVP's, two regular season MVP's, and he is the all-time leader in playoff wins with 17. Plus he has taken the Patriots to the AFC Championship in 7 of the last 12 seasons, winning five of those games. I can't wait for this dude to retire. He still needs to win one more Super Bowl to take down the man at the top of the list though.
1. Joe Montana --- San Francisco 49ers, Kansas City Chiefs
I don't think there should be any doubt that Joe Montana belongs at the top of this list. 4 Super Bowls, 3 SB MVP's (the record for one player), and 2 regular season MVP's. Plus in his four Super Bowl appearances he threw for 11 touchdowns and ZERO interceptions, while having the best passer rating in SB history, 127.8. That is the definition of being a clutch quarterback.
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